no problem.............all the best...........blessings and hugs............lita

There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.

When you get to a plateau, think of it as a landing on the stairway to your goal. And maintenance is a lifelong plateau, so a bit of "rehearsal" for maintenance isn't the worst thing in the world

I never felt you were prying L*I*T*A, I was probably feeling frustrated when I responded because it is silly and should we ever post about our job we are required to give up our passwords. I find it a true invasion of privacy but tis life, and I certainly need a job ha. I hope all is well with you and your knees and I apologize if I came off offensive.

"The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…one step at a time."

Joe Girard

When you shoot for the moon and you come up short, you still end up among the stars.

hi,i didn't mean to prey re your job............ i was only asking because some jobs are harder than others to do with knee issues etc........well you have to decide what is best for you with your dr etc..........all the best............do hope things improve for you at work and with your knees..........blessings and hugs........lita

There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.

When you get to a plateau, think of it as a landing on the stairway to your goal. And maintenance is a lifelong plateau, so a bit of "rehearsal" for maintenance isn't the worst thing in the world

Sorry so long ago, but was saddly interupted by life ha. Saddly I am not at liberty to dicuss my job in any sort of public forum because of the liabilities, it's a good job, and a government job. They have given me lighter work but that simply means I am inside a building ha. The reason I had to head back to work so soon was simply because i have only been there for two years and although I have never used sick time, I only had the two weeks at the injury and the 3 week for surgery built up. In fact I am having to work longer hours this week just to meet my full time pay. I believe in some ways it has been good. within the past week I have been on my feet so much that my leg has been extremely swollen, but the forced movement has caused me to meet the 90% mark, and finally meet 100% although there is far to go. I hope you both are doing well.

"The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…one step at a time."

Joe Girard

When you shoot for the moon and you come up short, you still end up among the stars.

hi again............so sorry to hear about the physio covering so few visits especially post-op.......what kind of work do you do???is there no way that you can take sometime off in order to properly heal after such a surgery???? i feel you frustration..........there are never and easy answers.............wishing you well soon......feel free to vent here........we are here for you..........blessings and hugs............lita

There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.

When you get to a plateau, think of it as a landing on the stairway to your goal. And maintenance is a lifelong plateau, so a bit of "rehearsal" for maintenance isn't the worst thing in the world

Thank you both for the responses. I do have a ton of things going on. Many things I didn't even mention, and the marriage really could happen at any point, but we are waiting to sell real estate we own, but of course it hasn't sold yet, so we take one day at a time. I am in rehab, not as much as they want me to be though because my insurance has a limit of 30 visits and I had to have rehab to decrease the swelling before the surgery. I am supposed to be off my feet as much as possible, but really with my job it isn't possible so I am coming home each night swollen majorly, icing it, and putting a TEMS meter on it. I really don't know what to do. I saw the surgeon today and we are going to take off the ace bandage tomorrow and I will be fitted for a compression sleeve that they hope will help and will fit under the soft adjustable hinged brace I am currently in. As soon as the swelling goes away I will be fitted for a custom ACL brace, but that might be no day soon because of the time I am spending on my feet. My surgeon said my knee is looking good with the flexation, yet my physical therapist says that it isn't as good as it should be (I am starting to think it is just how he pushes me ha) It's really frustrating. Tell me about your knees.

"The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…one step at a time."

Joe Girard

When you shoot for the moon and you come up short, you still end up among the stars.

hi and welcome..........we just never know when our knees will cause us some grief...........sounds like you are healing well post op.......what are the dr's expectations for you right now as it sounds like there is still some internal swelling happenning and that is why you don't have the flexion you expect???are you in physio??? what do they tell you to expect???............congratulations on your up and coming marriage and also returning to school.........wow.........your plate is full.........remember right now though you need time to allow rest and healing to take place.......we are here for you........there are others here who have had similar surgeries hopefully they will post here............. keep us posted as to how things are going.............blessings and hugs..........lita

There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.

When you get to a plateau, think of it as a landing on the stairway to your goal. And maintenance is a lifelong plateau, so a bit of "rehearsal" for maintenance isn't the worst thing in the world

WOW! At age 31 I never even thought I would be victim of a knee injury, but instead I ruptured my ACL completely, in fact they have no idea how I tore it into 3 pieces at the same time leaving a small piece of the ligament simply laying in my knee, until surgery. I am now 3.5 week post hamstring graft, and can straighten completely but where is the flexation??? It feels like there is something in there preventing me from bending, I hate it, it is so painful. My job is active, and I'm now on desk duty. I'm so completely trying to work through this, and on top of it, it is causing my ankle birth defect (no cartilige, complete failure of instep) to resurface. I know I can make it through, I have a great man supporting me (I have been a single mom for ages and am about to remarry hopefully spring of 2010). I am about to head back to school too to become a tech in x-ray technology (I think this is God's practical exercise ha). Tell me your stories of sucessfully coming back from your knee injury/surgery! I can't wait for the encouragement!

"The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…one step at a time."

Joe Girard

When you shoot for the moon and you come up short, you still end up among the stars.

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